These two companies have taken the lead to generate and distribute industry-specific content within a vendor-neutral environment. Through BI-BestPractices.com, IT professionals and their business sponsors can share and extract invaluable information about the complex issues they face on a daily basis.

BI-BestPractices.com provides relevant articles, case studies, podcasts, blogs and message boards, delivering the expertise of industry thought leaders and the collective experience of the BI/DW community. Information about courses for professional advancement also can be found within this resource.

"Faced with the challenges and complexities of BI/DW implementations, people often do not know where to turn for practical advice and mentoring. This partnership with the Business Intelligence Network will enable us to share best practices and provide a venue for peer-to-peer connection, thereby meeting our goal of advancing the practice of BI/DW," said Richard Zbylut, General Manager of The Data Warehousing Institute."